Where does “ពន្ធ” come from?

ពន្ធ (Khmer) comes from Pali bandha, from Sanskrit बन्ध, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

ពន្ធ (Khmer): tax; duty; tribute; contribution

Definitions

  1. tax; duty; tribute; contribution

Ancestry of “ពន្ធ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibandhatie, bond, fetter
2Sanskritबन्धa binding, fetter, tie, bond; tying, fastening,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “ពន្ធ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →